Writer Jean-Michel Maulpoix convicted of domestic violence. The winner of the 2022 Goncourt poetry prize was punished in Strasbourg on Tuesday with 18 months in prison, suspended.
The facts related to several episodes of violence, “regular brawls” in the words of the writer. The Strasbourg public prosecutor's office indicated that it was studying the possibility of appealing this acquittal. The couple, who have two children aged 14 and 17, are currently divorcing.